BUDGET 2023: Army’s Request Prioritizes Modernization, Slows Down Vehicle, Helio Upgrades
3/28/2022
By Mikayla Easley and Stew Magnuson
The Army is asking to slow down upgrades for some fighting vehicles and helicopters in its budget proposal for fiscal year 2023, while also hoping its modernization efforts will see continued progress, service leaders said March 28.
The Army's fiscal year 2023 budget request is $177.5 billion, about $2.8 billion more than the 2022 enacted level.
Undersecretary of the Army Gabe Camarillo said the proposal “enables a continued transformation to the Army of 2030 as we strategically pivot from two decades of a focus on counterterrorism to an Army adapted to meet our top pacing challenge in China, and the acute threat of Russian aggression.”
Military personnel accounts grew by $3.2 billion even though end strength is predicted to diminish. The total request is $58.3 billion and includes the 4.6 percent pay increase the Biden administration is requesting for all government personnel.
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2022/3/28/armys-request-prioritizes-modernization-slows-down-vehicle-helio-upgrades
